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#279B - 1897 Red 2ยข

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Basic Info

2¢
Red
TYPE IV

Printing Method: Engraved
Subject: George Washington
Number issued:
12,000,000,000
Perforations: P12
Watermark:
Double Line USPS
Scott #:
279B
Issued:
November, 1897

279B Value

Used
10¢ - 15¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
$1 - $2
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)

$2 - $5

TYPE IV

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All of the above have to be present for this stamp to qualify as a type IV. There are other small differences, however they are difficult to detect .

A full Pane

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A full pane of 100 of #279B, there were four panes to a sheet of 400

Plate #'s

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The complete plate numbers for #279B are unknown

#279Bc

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279Bc
Rose Carmine

279Bc Value

Used
50¢ - $1
No postmark with gum (MH)
$20 - $30
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)

$300 - $400

#279Bd

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279Bd
Orange Red

279Bd Value

Used
50¢ - $1
No postmark with gum (MH)
$15 - $25
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)

$1500 - $300

279Be

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279Be
Orange Red, Booklet Pane of 6

279Be Value

Used
$2,600 (only one known example)
No postmark with gum (MH)
$75 - $150
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)

$250 - $400

#279Bf

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279Bf
Carmine

279Bf Value

Used
$375 - $500
No postmark with gum (MH)
No sales recorded
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)

$2,100

279Bj

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279Bj
Red, Booklet Pane of 6
Horizontal Watermark

279Bj Value

Used
$2,600
No postmark with gum (MH)
$140 - $475
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)

$500

279Bj Booklets

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279Bj (Bk1)
2¢ Orange red booklet
Two panes of six, one large staple
Horizontal Watermark
Value unexploded - $3,250

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279Bj (Bk2)
2¢ Orange red booklet
Two panes of six, one large staple
Thick yellowish waxed paper interleaving
Horizontal Watermark
Value unexploded - $3,750 - $6,000

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279Bj (Bk3)
2¢ Orange red booklet
Two panes of six, one small staple
Horizontal Watermark
Value unexploded - $8,500

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279BjS-E
2¢ Orange Red booklet
2 panes of six, "Specimen" Ovpt. Ty. E
Horizontal Watermark
Value MNH = $190

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279BjS-E
2¢ orange red, Ty. IV, Booklet Pane of Six, Specimen Ovpt. Ty. E - One staple
Horizontal Watermark
Value unexploded - $800

#279Bk

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279Bk
Red, booklet pane of six
Vertical Watermark

279Bk Value

Used
No sales recorded
No postmark with gum (MH)
$275 - $300
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)

$1,100

279Bk Booklets

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279Bk (Bk7)
2c Red, Ty. IV, Two panes of six, two staples
Vertical Watermark
Value unexploded - $1,700 - $2,200
Horizontal Watermark
Value unexploded - $2,200 - $2,400

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279Bk (Bk8)
2c Red, Ty. IV, Four panes of six, two staples
Vertical Watermark
Value unexploded - $800

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279Bk (Bk9)
2c Red, Ty. IV, Eight panes of six, two staples
Vertical Watermark
Value unexploded - $6,500

Earliest Known Use

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The earliest known use of #279B, November 18th, 1897

Essays and Proofs

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Large Die Proof on Card
Carmine
279-BfP1

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There was no 3¢ value issued in the 1898 series, therevbeing no need to as the color of the existing 3¢ was markedly different to the other values and it's color complied with UPU regulations. However the bureau did toy with the idea of a new 3¢ design. Above is an example of an essay for a new 3¢ is this Mercury essay, created in 1900 by the American Bank Note Co

The 1898 Bureau Series

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